Satlook Color HD User Manual
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1. 1 0 ms S 1 Data Bit E 0 5 ms SE 1 0 ms Most DiSEqC commands are 3 bytes in length but some can be up to 6 bytes long so the transmission time of a DiSEqC message is on the order of 40 to 80 milliseconds DiSEqC Commands LNB1 Oxe0 0x10 0x38 OxcO LNB2 Oxe0 0x10 0x38 Oxc4 LNB3 Oxe0 0x10 0x38 Oxc8 LNB4 Oxe0 0x10 0x38 Oxcc SW1 Oxe0 0x10 0x39 OxfO SW2 Oxe0 0x10 0x39 Oxf1 SW3 Oxe0 0x10 0x39 Oxf2 SW4 Oxe0 0x10 0x39 Oxf3 SW5 Oxe0 0x10 0x39 Oxf4 SW6 Oxe0 0x10 0x39 Oxf5 SW7 Oxe0 0x10 0x39 Oxf6 SW8 Oxe0 0x10 0x39 Oxf7 SW 9 Oxe0 0x10 0x39 Oxf8 SW10 Oxe0 0x10 0x39 Oxf9 SW11 0xeO 0x10 0x39 Oxfa SW12 Oxe0 0x10 0x39 Oxfb SW13 Oxe0 0x10 0x39 Oxfc SW14 Oxe0 0x10 0x39 Oxfd SW15 Oxe0 0x10 0x39 Oxfe SW16 Oxe0 0x10 0x39 Oxff TBA Tone Burst O to select satellite A TBB Tone Burst 1 to select satellite B Go East 0xeO 0x31 0x68 Ox1e Go Home 0xeO 0x31 0x6b 0x00 Go West 0xeO 0x31 0x69 Ox1e 25 Set East OxeO 0x31 0x66 Clr Lim OxeO 0x31 0x63 Set West Oxe0 0x31 0x67 Goto Pos Oxe0 0x31 Ox6b Position Number 1 to 31 Save Pos Oxe0 0x31 Ox6a Position Number 1 to 31 gt Goto X 0xeO 0x31 0x6e Movement High Byte Movement Low Byte For the full DiSEqC specifications see http www eutelsat com satellites 4 5 5 html 26 Appendix C DVB S and DVB S2 Primer DVB S and DVB S2 both use phase shift keying2. 2S50MHz Marker 1077 2MHz 13 0 dBmV Atten OFF Lock 10846V ASTRA Pl TE ME E Memory 1077 2 v 20 HEHPOS Multi Channel The Satlook Color HD has a mode Multi Channel which can be used for Analog or Digital memory This function allows the display of up to 10 channels at a time to be shown on screen and the signal level for each is displayed Any of the 100 Digital or Analog memories can be displayed in groups of 10 at a time The real time signal level of the 10 channels will be checked and the 13 18V and 22kHz signal will be changed as necessary automatically when measuring a channel DIGITAL MULTI CHANNEL Atten OFF Name Fregq 22K 13 18 dBuV CHANNEL 4 1071 4MHz OFF 138V 7t 3 ES 10730MHz OFF 13V 7 fr F RTE RADIO 10744MHz OFF 18V 7i ITY 10759MHz OFF 13V 73 SKY 1232SMHz ON 13V 72 SKY iI 2344MHz ON 13V 70 SKY 12363MHz ON 13V 7i SKY 123583MHz ON 13V 71i 2 3 amp 5 6 7 s 2 Atten The 15dB attenuator can be inserted or disabled from this menu 13 18V The 13V 18V LNB voltage can be changed at this menu for convenience 22kHz The 22kHz LNB signal can be changed at this menu for convenience UniCable See the UniCableLNB Functions on page 22 2 UniCable LNB Functions When a UniCable LNB is first connected there will be no signal This is because in the Spectrum mode no UniCable commands are issued Command the UniCable LNB by switching to the Digital mode and back to the Spe
3. Network Information Table according to the DVB standard Identifies Satellite Name and position Name of TV and radio channels from SDT Service Description Table Analog TV Audio standard Multi TV Audio PAL NTSC SECAM Digital DVB S decoder MPEG 2 display MPEG 4 not decoded Ku C band Yes selectable from LNB type defined Audio bandwidth Adjustable between 5 5 MHz and 8 5 MHz Input impedance 75 Ohm F Connector Picture screen 5 16 9 TFT color display Menus On LCD 64x128 next to the monitor Memory 100 spectrum pictures can be stored with name Stored spectrum can be mixed for easy identification of satellite Maxhold function PC connection Yes RS232 output Power out Yes 13 18V for LNB can be adjusted 22 kHz tone Yes on off DiSEqC Yes all 1 0 and 1 1 Also Toneburst on off DiSEqC actuator Built in positioner for DiSEqC 1 2 SatScan and SatSelect DiSEqC Goto X for USALS operation Battery Li lon rechargable 12v 3 5 amp hour Operational About 1 5 hour on a fully charged battery Weight About 3 kg including battery and carrying case Accessories Nylon carrying case Power supply of 220v 13 5v 1 7amp Car charger 31 Glossary 8PSK 8 Phase Shift Keying This is the modulation type that is used for DVB S2 also called HD In 8PSK a symbol has 8 states or 3 bits On the constellation diagram an 8PSK signal either be Normal with the eight points around a circle centred on the
4. The knob tunes the desired frequency which is displayed at the bottom of the LCD and 0 13 18V and 22kHz can be used from the keypad to change polarisation and band This is a screenshot of TVbMonde PAL on Hotbird at 11322V Analog Picture Mode Functions Invert This switches between normal video used in the Ku band and inverted video used in the C band The selected position is displayed on the LCD Sound This mutes or enables the sound The audio volume and frequency are adjusted using the small controls below the frequency knob Memory This is for storing your various Analog channels First tune in the correct frequency to be saved Then make sure that the memory will be saved to the correct position shown on the LCD using the knob Enter the Memory function with keypad 3 Memory and then use keypad 1 Save SAVE ARE YOU SURE is shown and the confirmation is keypad 1 Yes Use the text editor to add the memory position name After entering the name use keypad Save The frequency 13 18V and 22kHz state will be saved Atten The Attenuator of 15dB can be inserted or off The LCD shows the attenuator state 13 18V Selection of the LNB power to 13V or 18V The LCD shows the current state at the top 22kHz This sets the 22 kHz signal On or Off The LCD shows the current state at the top 16 Memory Functions There are four different user memory types in the Satlook Color HD instrument They are div
5. origins or Rotated 22 5 degrees Attenuator The attenuator inserts an active resistance into the RF path and reduces the signal level about 3 dB BER Bit Error Ratio This is the ratio of B tsg BitSpeceived This is a small number and is usually expressed in scientific notation as BER 2 X 10 Typically BER should be smaller than 1 X 10 for good reception dB decibel The decibel is a logarithmic ratio of voltage or power to a standard or reference voltage or power dB 2010 2 or dB iod 7 V P 0 0 DiSEqC see Appendix D DVB S or DVB S2 see Appendix E Ext Power When the Satlook G2 HD is connected to the power supply and plugged in then this is displayed on the Analog screen FEC Forward Error Correction This is the error control used in DVB and other systems to correct errors in transmission To do this the data is sent with additional error correcting bits On reception the error bits are identified and usually corrected HD high definition This refers to any resolution above the DVB standard resolution The DVB standard resolutions for the luminance signal are H X V 720 X 576 544 X 576 480 X 576 352X 576 352 X 288 The DVB S2 High definition resolutions are H X V 1920 X 1080 or 1280 X 720 They can either be interlaced or progressive Interlaced means the picture is built from two fields with each field being alternating half the scan lines Progressive means the entire picture is
6. adjustments and for other functions such as selecting the displayed picture The default is clockwise rotation of the knob is increasing frequency and moves the onscreen selection down 19 Special Functions MaxHold This sets the measurement of signal level to hold and display the maximum received values Once enabled the measurements will remain in MaxHold until expressly disabled Refmrkr The Reference marker allows a second marker to be placed on the spectrum display Adjust the marker to the required second location and set the reference marker Now when the marker is moved to another location on the spectrum display the difference in dB level and the frequency difference are displayed Span Min Max The span can be changed when on this menu for convenience lt is the same as the span setting on the Spectrum menu Memory Samples of spectrum data can be saved in memory and FREH 1HaxHald 3Span Hin d 5 MultiCH ntten then either displayed or mixed with the current spectrum When the mix function is chosen the current spectrum is adjusted to the same span and starting frequency and then the spectrum from memory is overlayed as a line image so that you can compare the current signal with a saved spectrum The spectrum memory is selected using the knob and the memory position is displayed on the TFT Spectrum memory can be loaded for examination as well as mixed Start 10670MHz Stop 10971 9MH z Span
7. assembled together to make a section which can be up to 1024 bytes 1 Program Association Table PAT for each service in the multiplex the PAT indicates the PID of the corresponding Program Map Table PMT It also gives the location of the Network Information Table NIT 2 Program Map Table PMT the PMT identifies and indicates the PIDs of the video audio and other streams that make up each service 3 Network Information Table NIT the NIT gives the Network Number Name and Satellite Position of the satellite It also lists all the other transponders on the satellite 4 Service Description Table SDT the SDT gives information about each service in this transport stream Once these tables are decoded by the receiver the correct PID for the audio and video streams can be found and presented to the video and audio decoders In DVB S the video streams are presented in MPEG 1 or MPEG 2 encoding usually MPEG 2 For DVB S2 the video streams can be presented in these formats or in the newer HD format MPEG 4 For a more complete understanding see ISO 13818 1 Information technology Generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information Systems and DVB EN 300 468 Specification for Service Information 27 Appendix D UniCable Primer UniCable or SCIF Single Cable Interface is a method of translating Satellite frequencies from the LNB to the user It is intended to allow multiple receivers to share t
8. polarisation The Ku band for satellite reception is 2100 MHz wide 12700 10600 while the receiver input is only 1100 MHz wide 2150 950 To allow the full reception of the entire Ku band two different local oscillator LO frequencies are used in the Universal LNB This LO frequency is switched in the Universal LNB by using the 22 KHz tone When it is off then the LO frequency used is 9750 MHz and when on 10600 MHz is used The four frequency ranges for the Universal LNB are sometimes called quadrants and is diagrammed below showing the overlap 13V Vertical 22 KHz Off Low Band 13V Vertical 22 KHz On Hi Band 18V Horizontal 22 KHz Off Low Band 18V Horizontal 22 KHz On Hi Band e al 10700V MHz 11900V MHz m 11550V MHz 12750V MHz Z el 10700H MHz 11900H MHz HNHbsGHS GtGA ABGA 11550H MHz 12750H MHz 24 Appendix B DiSEqC Primer About DiSEqC DiSEqC is an acronym for Digital Satellite Equipment Control and is achieved using the 22kHz signalling tone The 22 kHz signal is imposed on the LNB DC voltage of 13V or 18V at a level of 0 65V p p Normally the 22kHz signal is either continuously on or off When a DiSEqC message is to be sent if the 22kHz is on it is turned off for a quiet period before the message Then the DiSEqC message is sent as a series of bytes with an odd parity bit appended The bits are formed by modulation of the 22kHz signal as shown below O Data Bit
9. repeated each time Progressive pictures require a higher data rate IF intermediate frequency This refers to the frequency after down conversion at the LNB to the range 950 MHz to 2150 MHz IQ decision points During demodulation of a QPSK or 8PSK signal the two phases of the are converted to digital data and this data is sampled at the Symbol Rate These samples are called IQ decision points as seen on the constellation diagram and are then form the digital input symbols 32 LNB Low Noise Block The general name for the amplifier and downconverter at the dish MaxHold In the Analog Mode this can be used to remember the highest peak of the RF signal MER Modulation Error ratio This is usually expressed in dB It is calculated from the constellation pattern and represents how close the and Q decision points are to the ideal position A typical MER value is 16 dB NIT Network Information Table One of the System Information SI tables in DVB containing the current satellite name position and other data QPSK Quadrature Phase Shift Keying This is a digital modulation used for all DVB S transmissions The data is transmitted depending on the phase of the signal with 90 degrees the shift so four states one symbol are encoded at each Symbol Frequency QPSK HD DVB S2 transmissions can be broadcast in either 8PSK modulation or QPSK modulation When the demodulator receives a DVB S2 transmission in QPSK then QPS
10. the SDT Service Information will be displayed on the TFT screen DiSEqC DiSEqC commands can be initiated See DiSEqC page 18 Beeper Enables or disables the Beeper at the frequency 13 18V Switches the LNB voltage between 13V and 18V 22kHz Switches the LNB 22kHz signal which switches between Lo band and Hi band for Universal LNBs Exit Returns to the Spectrum display 13 Digital Picture Mode From the Digital display when the input frequency is locked and the modulation type displayed the SDT data can be examined using the Channels function with keypad 4 Channels This shows a list of the services on the transponder Encrypted channels are shown in RED and cannot be selected The current selected channel is shown in WHITE FTA channels are shown in GREEN and radio channels are shown in YELLOW When there are FTA channels available the current selected channel can be opened by keypad 3 Lifestyle TV Klassisk P1 P2 P3 P4 ni eR NN 050000000 HUMMMOHOO O bUbOU Jo Y z Using the keypad 3 Open shows the selected picture or if a radio channel plays the audio DIGS News 19 21 R DAVID CAMERON SAYS HE WILL GIVE Ps 14 More details are available using the keypad 4 SNR Info function or the keypad 5 Pic Info functions q 15 Analog Picture Mode The Analog Picture mode is selected from the Spectrum Mode by selecting 1 Picture and then 2 Analog using the keypad
11. to digitally modulate a carrier Quadrature phase shift keying is used in both and the digital data is encoded as a 90 degree phase shift in the signal This gives 4 possible states for each sampling interval The sampling interval is called the Symbol Rate and each state of 2 bits is a Symbol During transmission this data is interleaved to allow recovery during noise bursts and redundant data is added called FEC forward error correction During reception the data is re shuffled to restore the order and the FEC data is used to correct the bitstream as necessary In DVB S2 8PSK octal phase shift keying can be used in transmission where there are 8 possible states from a 45 degree phase shift in the Analog signal A different scrambling and FEC for DVB S2 allows better noise immunity The bitstream output for both DVB S and DVB S2 is the same This bitstream is called transport stream A transport stream is made up of packets All packets are the same length of 188 bytes and they all start with the sync byte 0x47 so that when the data is read a starting point can be located Each packet also contains a PID packet identification The information in the transport stream consists of several video and audio streams and also SI tables Service Information to allow the receiver to decode and display the correct data There are several types of tables in the SI called PSI data This table data is generally longer than one packet so several packets are
12. 00 0x5a D1 D2 D1 is defined as D1 is defined as bit 5 6 7 select the User Band bit 3 selects polarisation bit 2 selects low high band bits 0 1 of D1 and D2 are 10 bit Tuning Word TuningWord x Fs ois Fio FyserBand 4 J 350 29 Appendix E Maintenance The instrument is equipped with a rechargeable battery and it is important that the battery is maintained Recharging should be done using the included car adaptor or external power supply 110 220V 14V DC center pin positive and chassis earth Please note that instrument can be operated for shorter periods of time by the external power supply however the Satlook Color HD is not made for permanent operation with the external power supply This will degrade the battery Contact your dealer for more information Adjustments for vertical hold brightness and contrast are located under the instrument Contact your dealer for proper adjustments The battery needs recharging when the battery symbol at the top of the LCD appears empty Remember that a cold battery has much lower capacity than one at room temperatures The Satlook Color HD is designed for outside use in rough conditions but it should not be exposed to rain or snow as this can damage or shorten the lifetime of the instrument Checking charging the battery Because the instrument has been stored for some time before transportation it is important to check the battery condition To do this turn the main switch On W
13. A eck 1680 MHz Sane User Band 1 2040 MHz At the end of the test the results of measuring the User Bands are presented UniCable Test Results Found at Response Found at Response Found at Response Found at WWNN 00 Respanse The User Band is set to 1 by default but for more detailed testing it FREQ can be set to any of the four bands for Example Spec gt UniCable gt UsrBand 4 Now User Band 4 will be used for any further UniCable Tuning 23 Appendix A Universal LNB Primer The LNB low noise block amplifier has evolved since its early introduction in Satellite broadcasting Signals broadcast from satellites are 10600 MHz to 12700 MHz for Ku band and 3000 MHz to 4500 MHz for C band Because the losses in coax are quite high for these frequencies the satellite signal is first downconverted to a more manageable 950 MHz to 2150 MHz for transmission from the dish to the receiver This is called the IF intermediate frequency or also the L Band Most of the European broadcasting is in the Ku band The satellite transmission can use either horizontal or vertical polarisation This is a way of re using the available spectrum since there can be two transponders at the same frequency with different polarisations The Universal LNB can receive either horizontal or vertical polarisations depending on the LNB line voltage 13V is used to select Vertical polarisation and 18V is used to select Horizontal
14. CD display in the Spectrum mode Turning the knob will adjust frequency LNB power 13V or 18V FREU ASL EXT 1Picture Battery state or e power supply connected Enter Digital Mode using the keypad 2 Bi SE QC 6 Set up Beeper Spec 3Hemor 013 18 Switch the LNB 13V 18V using the keypad 0 Switch the LNB 22kHz signal on or off using the keypad HF 22KHZz When the operation can use a memory location the lower portion of the LCD shows the current memory selection For this case the knob is used to change the memory position number that the Save will use MEMPOS Turning the knob will select the memory location Memory position and name Remote Control Power Not used Used same as keypad entry Used for keypad Open TV which is 22kHz or Radio control to select band channel Previous channel Basic Spectrum Operation Start 1 a7 7 Miz Stop 11 D2SMHz Span 250MHz FREU ASL EXT Marker 1G924MHz 14 3 dBnV Atten OFF Lock 10924H ASTRA Pl E ME i The Spectrum Mode is displayed when the instrument is turned on With a dish and LNB connected it will show a display similar to that above The spectrum is displayed with the Start frequency at the top of the screen and the Stop frequency at the bottom The Span is the total frequency coverage or the difference between Stop fre
15. EDITOR ABCDEF GHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWX YZ 01235456789 abcdefghi jkimnopaqrstuvwxyz f fI0O0 1 lt gt 280210 17 DiSEqC Functions The Satlook Color HD instrument supports all usual DiSEqC commands for the DiSEqC specifications 1 0 1 1 and also supports the Goto X function for easy positioner movement The DiSEqC commands can be accessed from several menus for convenience From the Spectrum Mode keypad 5 DiSEqC From the Digital Mode keypad 5 DiSEqC From the Multichannel Mode keypad 8 Spec keypad 5 MultiCH keypad 5 DiSEqC In the DiSEqC menu the DiSEqC commands LNB1 LNB2 LNB3 LNB4 as well as Tone Burst A and Tone Burst B can be sent For Switches the SWx command allows the switch commands SW1 up to SW16 to be sent The Motor command allows the operation of positioners Go East and Go West move the positioner as long as the key is pressed Calibrate moves the positioner to the home position usually due south Limits allow soft limits to be set or cleared for the positioner Position allows the setting a movement to defined positions The Go East command and Go West command are used to move the positioner to an optimum position and then that position is saved from 1 to 31 Goto position 0 commands the positioner to its home position The Goto X also called USALS command removes the necessity to find positions manually To use the Goto X function the instrument latitude and longitude must be k
16. K HD is displayed SNR Signal to Noise Ratio The SNR of a Signal is a measure of the quality of the signal in dB and higher SNR is better Typical SNR readings for a clean signal will be greater than 10 0 dB This is a measurement from the demodulator and is only valid when the received signal is locked 33
17. Satlook Color HD User Manual SATLOOK COLOR emitor Sj viksbacken 14 SE 117 43 Stockholm Sweden Phone 46 0 8 775 00 01 Fax 46 0 8 775 00 06 www emitor se Thank You for purchasing the Emitor AB Satlook Color HD instrument This manual covers the operation and maintenance of the Emitor AB Satlook Color HD instrument used for satellite dish alignment and signal analysis All information in this publication is based on the latest product information available at the time of printing Emitor AB reserves the right to make changes at any time without notice and without incurring any obligation No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission This manual should be considered a permanent part of the instrument and should remain with it if the instrument is resold If a problem should arise or if you have any questions about the instrument consult an authorized Emitor AB dealer Notice Operating the Satlook Color HD instrument requires special skills Please read this User Manual thoroughly before operating the instrument Updated July 31 2010 Contents Overview Unpacking Operating Controls LCD Remote Control Basic Spectrum Operation Basic Digital Mode Digital Mode Functions Digital Picture Mode Analog Picture Mode Memory Text Editor DiSEqC Setup Special Functions UniCable LNB Functions Appendix A Universal LNB Primer Appendix B DiSEqC Primer App
18. a small overlap from 11520MHz to 11900MHz so a Universal LNB can tune this range with 22kHz either on or off 10 Picture Allows the display of Analog or Digital channels see Analog Picture Mode page 16 or Digital Picture Mode page 14 Digital Changes to Digital mode at frequency of marker Span Min Max Changes the spectrum bandwidth fro 250MHz to 1231MHz X Pol Performs a cross polarisation check at the marker or nearest peak and displays the result at the lower right of the TFT DiSEqC See DiSEqC on page 18 Setup See Setup on page 19 Beeper The Beeper function is enabled or disabled and can be used to provide an audio signal of the signal level at the marker position Spec See the Special Spectrum functions on page 21 Memory This allows saving or mixing the Spectrum with saved spectrum pictures See the Special Spectrum Mix on page 21 13 18V Switches the LNB voltage between 13V and 18V 22kHz Switches the LNB 22kHz signal which switches between Lo band and Hi band for Universal LNBs 11 Basic Digital Mode 7 gt O1 14 QPSK S 6 15 OdB 3 4E 07 ASTRA 2323 2 E FTA Yes 6 FREQ 1071471 3 MHz cB UCSB SR 219796 KSym s This shows a typical constellation from a DVB S QPSK signal The frequency and offset are shown below the constellation diagram and the measured symbol rate is shown below the frequency The two thermometer bars show the BER and SNR of the signal The SNR thermometer increas
19. ake more detailed measurements The Spectrum function spans the frequency band 920 2150 MHz and can be expanded from 4 MHz down to 1 MHz steps Cross polarization at a frequency can be easily checked with the cross polarization function The instrument has high resolution for accuracy It presents measured data 2 dB at 20 C Frequency tuning is done with the main knob in frequency steps between 4 MHz and 1 MHz depending on the span of the spectrum When the spectrum is displayed Automatic Spectrum Identification is provided by accessing the NIT information by hunting for a DVB S signal from one of the transponders The Analog Picture mode can display a multistandard PAL NTSC and SECAM picture and accepts audio frequencies between 5 5 8 5 MHz Analog pictures can be viewed either directly using the spectrum as a guide or recalled from 100 user defined memory positions The Digital Mode shows extended information of Modulation SIG SNR BER MER and a constellation diagram The Satellite Name and position are shown using the Network Information Table in the MPEG transport stream Channel detail or Service Information can also be displayed for a transponder if needed The user memory positions can save spectrum displays analog channels digital channels and Saved spectrum positions can be mixed simultaneously with an actual reading for easy comparison and control of signal levels Measurements on group of channels can be made with up to 10
20. ctrum mode and it will show a spectrum Turning on and off the LNB 13 18 or the LNB 22kHz will also command a UniCable frequency The span of the spectrum can be set to either 250MHz or 1231MHz the maximum or minimum by pressing the keypad Span The Marker frequency shows the IF frequency of the User Band The translated UniCable signal will be at the chosen User Band and about 100MHz wide For the UniCable LNB the LNB 13V 18V and the LNB 22kHz signal represent the Polarisation and the Band and are not sent to the UniCable LNB In the Digital mode the frequency shown is the UniCable commanded frequency Start 7 20MHz Stap Z2150MHz Span 1 231MHz Marker 1214 1MHz 24 1 dBmV Atten On Lock 1202wv ASTRA 25 2 E Remember that the displayed UniCable band is reflected in frequency about the User Band frequency as shown in the example below For more details see Appendix D Start User Band 1 za 083MHz tap 1332MHz Span 7S0MHZz 1210MHz Ma o Atten On 10878 MHz Lock 1 208V ASTRA 2 2 E 22 The UniCable test Spec gt UniCable gt Uni Test allows full testing of a UniCable LNB This test takes about 20 seconds to check each User Band During the test the four User Bands are identified and any offset found is used for further UniCable tuning User Band 1 Start 1210 MHz F20MHz Stap 2150MHz Span 1230MHz User Band 2 ini 1420 MHz 14 5 dBmW Atten On User Band 1 E E
21. endix C DVB S and DVB S2 Primer Appendix D UniCable Primer Appendix E Maintenance Appendix F Specifications Glossary 10 12 13 14 16 17 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 26 27 29 30 31 Overview The Emitor Satlook Color HD is a Swedish designed spectrum analyzer and satellite television measuring instrument The Satlook Color HD was engineered for the precision alignment and adjustment of satellite dishes This instrument was designed for the professional when accurate and precise information is needed With ease of operation through powerful processor technology basic operation is achieved with only a few controls The functions are easy to access and only take minutes to learn Many functions can be controlled by the enclosed Remote control A 5 inch 16 9 color TFT LCD display is provided which shows either normal Free to air satellite TV channels in Analog or DVB S the frequency spectrum 950 2150 MHz or a Constellation diagram and digital information regarding the signal Menus and help displays are shown on the LCD screen 64x128 beside the monitor and a keypad is used for the function selection The knob is used for frequency and other operations A remote control is provided which allows most of the commands to be used The Spectrum Mode enables the measurement of the satellite spectrum in resolution steps of 1 MHz to 10 MHz making it easy for the skilled installer to know what satellite he is receiving and m
22. er Bands which are available can be determined by sending a DiSEqC command to emit RF tones at the centre frequencies of the User bands By scanning the frequencies the User Bands are located To find out what number User Band this is another DiSEqC command is sent to turn off the tone at User Band XX By selectively turning the RF tones off the number of the User Band is determined Alternatively The User Band Frequency allocation is usually provided on the LNB Switch description The placement of the User bands within the spectrum is not the same between manufacturers For further detail on UniCable see the specification EN 50494 Satellite signal distribution over a single coaxial cable in single dwelling installations 28 UniCable Commands only the 5 byte commands are shown ODU Power OFF 0xeO 0x00 0x5a D1 0x00 Turn power off for the selected User Band D1 is defined as bit 5 6 7 select the User Band and bit 0 1 2 3 4 0 ODU UbBxSignal ON 0xeO 0x00 0x5b 0x00 0x00 Generate an RF tone at the centre of each User Band ODU Config Oxe0 0x00 Ox5b D1 D2 D1 is defined as bit 5 6 7 select the User Band and bit 0 1 bit 1 2 3 4 0 Generate an RF tone answer at the selected User Band for the question in D2 ODU LoFreq 0xeO 0x00 0x5b D1 D2 D1 is defined as bit 5 6 7 select the User Band and bit 1 1 bit 0 2 3 4 0 Generate an RF tone answer at the selected User Band for the question in D2 ODU Channel change Oxe0 0x
23. es from right to left and the BER thermometer gets smaller from right to left so that the best signal is shown by a longer white bar The lock time is shown at the top right and below this the signal modulation and FEC The MER Modulation Error Ratio and the Output Bit Rate for the total transport stream is also show When the NIT information is available the NIT name and NIT Orbital Position appear Reading the SDT data shows the number of Free to Air channels A running count of the CB Corrected Bit and UCB Uncorrected Block errors is shown as long as the signal is locked 12 Digital Mode Functions IQ CONSTELLATION D 10 06 QPSK 576 FREG 1Search sal 15 0dH 3 4E 0D7 3Hemor u 4Cchannelz DiSEqC Beeper FREQ 1072971 0 MHz SR 21999 KSym s BER 21 2 SE O8 15 6dB Search A signal search can be initiated by using the keypad 1 Search to search with increasing frequency or 2 Search with decreasing frequency The search mode moves to the next peak in the spectrum and attempts a lock for DVB S QPSK DVB S2 QPSK and DVB S2 8PSK signals The symbol rate is determined automatically Because the time to lock for low symbol rate signals increases the lower the symbol rate symbol rate signals below about 16000 will not lock during a search Memory Frequencies are stored in the Digital memory see Memory page 13 Channels When a signal is locked the Digital services from
24. frequencies simultaneously with automatic polarization and band selection For Universal LNBs the polarisation V H is switchable by 13 18V and Lo Hi band with 22 kHz tone The instrument features circuitry protection to prevent short circuits during connection of the LNB The DiSEqC function controls all DiSEqC accessories such as switches and positioners The Satlook Color HD is powered by a built in rechargeable Li lon battery The battery can be recharged using either the included external battery charger or the car adaptor The Satlook Color HD weighs less than 3kg including the battery and the carrying case Unpacking Unpack the instrument and check that the following items are included 1 Satlook Color HD instrument 2 Nylon carrying case with shoulder strap 3 Power supply and charger 110 230VAC 14 VDC center pin positive 4 Auto Adapter cord Car charger 12V Operating Controls The side view of the Satlook Color HD is shown below with the operating controls indicated Video and Audio Output RF Input from LNB Audio Volume and Tuning Charger Power input Power Switch On battery power this turns the instrument on and off When the charger is connected the instrument will charge with the switch off and operate when on The instrument will not charge when operating Charger Power Input The instrument can be charged or operated using either the supplied 14V power suppl
25. he same coaxial cable With a standard Universal LNB with Horizontal and Vertical polarity and low and high band there are four frequency ranges that can be selected from the LNB by using the 13V 18V and the 22kHz signal In order to allow multiple receivers to operate using a single coax cable UniCable operation requires the receiver to send the desired frequency using a DiSEqC command A UniCable LNB or Switch may be used Fora UniCable Switch the LNB input is usually a Quattro LNB which provides the four frequency ranges to the switch For a UniCable LNB the Switch and the Quattro LNB are integral To tune a frequency on the UniCable LNB or Switch the receiver issues a DiSEqC command which indicates the Satellite Frequency needed the Polarisation the Band and what User Band to use The number of User bands differs but normal is 4 or 8 SINGLE CABLE INTERFACE SCIF Single cable i Vertical Low Band connacion we Receiver 1 LNB LC H tal Low Band D 3 onzomal Low Bami or Power Receiver 2 Vertical High Band SWITCH splitter Horizontal High Band Receiver N Fd3 P Vertical Low Band LN I Allocated Horizontal Low Band Nre 0 d Frequency lt E Bands Vertical High Band D 1 Fd1 C Horizont l High Band Y frequency a S E Spectrum Showing User I UB 21 I I I pets I UB 1I I UB 3I I UB TI The Us
26. hen starting the instrument the LCD color monitor and LCD display turns On There is a battery symbol at the top of the LCD display that shows the status of the battery All black means that the battery is fully charged If the symbol is empty it means that the battery is nearly completely discharged If the battery needs recharging use the power supply included with the instrument A thermometer scale 0 100 is displayed on the LCD as the recharging starts Please note that the instrument should be turned off when being recharged Charging will not be performed with the instrument is on Recharging from fully discharged battery to about 9826 capacity takes approximately 30 hours When the battery been recharged the Satlook Color HD is ready to be used 30 Appendix F Specification Input frequency 920 2150M Hz Spectrum bandwidth from 250MHz to 1230MHz Frequency display Yes IF default All standard LNB LO can be used Min level in About 35 dBuV noiselevel Max level in About 90 dBuV Attenuation 15 dB manual attenuator on off Display of signal level Analog dB level on Spectrum display Pitch tone on loudspeaker for dish signal strength optimisation Accuracy 2 dB at 20 C Display of signal level Digital SNR signal noise ratio BER bit error rate MER Constellation diagram DVB S DVB S2 QPSK 8PSK normal 8PSK rotated Symbol rate display 1 to 45 MSymbols sec Satellite identification Yes NIT display
27. ided according to the type of data storage required Each memory area is chosen automatically depending on the type of data Spectrum Memory There are 100 memory positions reserved for User data of the spectrum waveforms This data can be loaded and viewed or mixed with the current signal for comparison Analog memory There are 100 memory positions reserved for User data of Analog frequencies Each position stores the Name frequency 13 18V and 22kHz state Digital Memory There are 100 memory positions reserved for User data of Digital frequencies Each position stores the Name frequency 13 18V and 22kHz state Digital Channel Memory There are 100 memory positions reserved for User data of Digital Channels Each position stores the Name Service ID frequency 13 18V and 22kHz Text Editor All the User memory areas use the Text Editor for saving the name for the memory position With the Digital Channel memory the current channel name is entered from the SDT data and usually this name is correct and all that is required is to save the name With the other memory positions a name requires manual entry Use the knob to select the characters from the list and the knob select button to enter the character Characters can be deleted by using the keypad 1 Delete and the current position can be changed by the keypad 2 Left or 3 Right The keypad Save completes the entry and saves the name to the memory position TEXT
28. nown Once these are set they are stored in permanent memory and so will not be lost on power down Once the latitude and longitude are correct the positioner can be commanded to move directly to a satellite orbital position 18 Setup FREH The Setup menu contains the functions which are used during setup LNBLO The LNB type can be selected in this menu The LNB local oscillator down converts the satellite frequency 10670MHz to 12750MHz to the intermediate frequency 920M Hz to 2150MHz If no conversion is desired the IF setting is used Analog The default for the Analog Picture inversion can be set here Normal is used by Ku Band and Invert is used for C Band Motor The positioner type can be set here The most common positioner type is DiSEqC Dis 1 2 and the other types supported are Satsel and Satscan Display The display units for signal level can be set to dBuV dBm or dBmV The LCD contrast can be adjusted and the LCD backlight enabled or disabled The Spectrum Graticule can be turned on for dB guidelines AutoOff AutoOff can be set to turn the unit off automatically after a number of minutes if no knob of key actions occur AutoOff does not operate when on external power Version The version menu displays serial number levels of the firmware and related information KeyClick The beep for a keypress can be enabled or disabled Knob Dir The direction of movement for the knob can be changed for frequency
29. quency and Start frequency The current signal level 11 6 dBmV in this example is displayed for the frequency at the Marker The knob is used to change this to the frequency of interest When Spectrum Mode is entered the peaks are checked to see if the demodulator can lock If a lock occurs the NIT data for the transponder is displayed for automatic satellite identification NIT data on a transponder is repeated at least every 10 seconds and on most satellite more often than this The span of the Spectrum can be changed in two ways Pressing the keypad 3 Span will change the spectrum to the minimum span of 250MHz For this span each division is 1MHz An alternate method is to use the adjustable span Pressing the knob allows the span to be adjusted from a minimum of 250MHz to the maximum of 1231MHz At this maximum span the entire IF band from 920MHz to 2150MHz is displayed When span is adjusted by pressing the knob a second press of the knob allows the DC Offset of the spectrum to be adjusted for best display A further press of the knob restores the operation to frequency adjustment The span setting from the knob remains as the current setting The DC Offset is restored to 0 The current band being displayed can be changed with the 22kHz signal using the keypad 22kHz For Universal LNBs when the 22kHz is off the band is Lo Band 920MHz to 11900MHz and when the 22kHz is on the band is Hi band 11520MHz to 2150MHz There is
30. y or from a 12V car cigarette lighter plug using the supplied connector Keypad This is used to select most of the functions from the menu RF Input from LNB This is the LNB input It supplies 13V 18V and the 22kHz signal when required Audio Volume The audio volume can be adjusted for either the Digital or Analog reception Audio Tuning This can tune the Audio passband from 5 5 MHz to 8 5 MHz for Analog TV reception Tuning Knob This knob is used for frequency selection and other functions The knob includes a push button that is used for selection In the Spectrum mode the tuning knob is used for frequency adjustments bandwidth span adjustments and signal Offset level The knob button is used to change the mode In the Digital Picture mode the knob is used to select the next picture and for memory selections In the Analog Picture mode the knob is used for frequency selection and for memory locations In the Digital mode the knob is used for frequency selection and memory selection RS232 This port is used for firmware updates and updates of channel information Video and Audio Output The video and audio signal can be output to another device for viewing LCD The LCD window shows the current functions available using the keypad or remote For each function the keypad number is shown to the left Also shown is the current status of the LNB the knob operation mode and the battery external power Shown below is the L
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